diff --git a/src/ert/analysis/_es_update.py b/src/ert/analysis/_es_update.py
index 3904f53756b..88da76a1f2e 100644
--- a/src/ert/analysis/_es_update.py
+++ b/src/ert/analysis/_es_update.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 )
 
 from ert.config import Field, GenKwConfig, SurfaceConfig
-from ert.realization_state import RealizationStorageState
+from ert.realization_storage_state import RealizationStorageState
 
 from ..config.analysis_module import ESSettings, IESSettings
 from . import misfit_preprocessor
diff --git a/src/ert/callbacks.py b/src/ert/callbacks.py
index 2af59d32e30..971d0213243 100644
--- a/src/ert/callbacks.py
+++ b/src/ert/callbacks.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from ert.run_arg import RunArg
 
 from .load_status import LoadResult, LoadStatus
-from .realization_state import RealizationStorageState
+from .realization_storage_state import RealizationStorageState
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/src/ert/data/_measured_data.py b/src/ert/data/_measured_data.py
index 6fcb258eb0a..b5d7c6a710a 100644
--- a/src/ert/data/_measured_data.py
+++ b/src/ert/data/_measured_data.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 import pandas as pd
 
-from ert.realization_state import RealizationStorageState
+from ert.realization_storage_state import RealizationStorageState
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import numpy.typing as npt
diff --git a/src/ert/enkf_main.py b/src/ert/enkf_main.py
index d67c48363ef..091793aa99f 100644
--- a/src/ert/enkf_main.py
+++ b/src/ert/enkf_main.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from .analysis.configuration import UpdateConfiguration, UpdateStep
 from .config import ParameterConfig
 from .job_queue import WorkflowRunner
-from .realization_state import RealizationStorageState
+from .realization_storage_state import RealizationStorageState
 from .run_context import RunContext
 from .runpaths import Runpaths
 from .substitution_list import SubstitutionList
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ def sample_prior(
             )
             ensemble.save_parameters(parameter, realization_nr, ds)
     for realization_nr in active_realizations:
-        ensemble.update_realization_state(
+        ensemble.update_realization_storage_state(
             realization_nr,
             [
                 RealizationStorageState.UNDEFINED,
diff --git a/src/ert/gui/ertwidgets/models/ertmodel.py b/src/ert/gui/ertwidgets/models/ertmodel.py
index 24c3e38d041..a55a1f5f677 100644
--- a/src/ert/gui/ertwidgets/models/ertmodel.py
+++ b/src/ert/gui/ertwidgets/models/ertmodel.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from ert.realization_state import RealizationStorageState
+from ert.realization_storage_state import RealizationStorageState
 from ert.storage import StorageReader
 
 
diff --git a/src/ert/job_queue/job_queue_node.py b/src/ert/job_queue/job_queue_node.py
index 70f5bf001cc..f7e9fdbdc89 100644
--- a/src/ert/job_queue/job_queue_node.py
+++ b/src/ert/job_queue/job_queue_node.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 from ert._clib.queue import _get_submit_attempt, _kill, _refresh_status, _submit
 from ert.callbacks import forward_model_ok
 from ert.load_status import LoadStatus
-from ert.realization_state import RealizationStorageState
+from ert.realization_storage_state import RealizationStorageState
 
 from . import ResPrototype
 from .job_status import JobStatus
diff --git a/src/ert/libres_facade.py b/src/ert/libres_facade.py
index d1587c46756..cc2603f3212 100644
--- a/src/ert/libres_facade.py
+++ b/src/ert/libres_facade.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 )
 from ert.data import MeasuredData
 from ert.data._measured_data import ObservationError, ResponseError
-from ert.realization_state import RealizationStorageState
+from ert.realization_storage_state import RealizationStorageState
 from ert.shared.version import __version__
 from ert.storage import EnsembleReader
 
diff --git a/src/ert/realization_state.py b/src/ert/realization_state.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 068af91fe84..00000000000
--- a/src/ert/realization_state.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-from enum import Enum
-
-
-class RealizationStorageState(Enum):
-    UNDEFINED = 1
-    INITIALIZED = 2
-    HAS_DATA = 4
-    LOAD_FAILURE = 8
-    PARENT_FAILURE = 16
diff --git a/src/ert/run_models/ensemble_experiment.py b/src/ert/run_models/ensemble_experiment.py
index 03a6f951c50..3ed04f776f1 100644
--- a/src/ert/run_models/ensemble_experiment.py
+++ b/src/ert/run_models/ensemble_experiment.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 from ert.enkf_main import sample_prior
 from ert.ensemble_evaluator import EvaluatorServerConfig
-from ert.realization_state import RealizationStorageState
+from ert.realization_storage_state import RealizationStorageState
 from ert.run_context import RunContext
 from ert.storage import EnsembleAccessor, StorageAccessor
 
diff --git a/src/ert/run_models/ensemble_smoother.py b/src/ert/run_models/ensemble_smoother.py
index a5b737c7d74..3f245776161 100644
--- a/src/ert/run_models/ensemble_smoother.py
+++ b/src/ert/run_models/ensemble_smoother.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from ert.config import ErtConfig, HookRuntime
 from ert.enkf_main import sample_prior
 from ert.ensemble_evaluator import EvaluatorServerConfig
-from ert.realization_state import RealizationStorageState
+from ert.realization_storage_state import RealizationStorageState
 from ert.run_context import RunContext
 from ert.run_models.run_arguments import ESRunArguments
 from ert.storage import StorageAccessor
diff --git a/src/ert/run_models/iterated_ensemble_smoother.py b/src/ert/run_models/iterated_ensemble_smoother.py
index f63fb4711e8..8427ae3dcd1 100644
--- a/src/ert/run_models/iterated_ensemble_smoother.py
+++ b/src/ert/run_models/iterated_ensemble_smoother.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from ert.config import ErtConfig, HookRuntime
 from ert.enkf_main import sample_prior
 from ert.ensemble_evaluator import EvaluatorServerConfig
-from ert.realization_state import RealizationStorageState
+from ert.realization_storage_state import RealizationStorageState
 from ert.run_context import RunContext
 from ert.run_models.run_arguments import SIESRunArguments
 from ert.storage import EnsembleAccessor, StorageAccessor
diff --git a/src/ert/run_models/multiple_data_assimilation.py b/src/ert/run_models/multiple_data_assimilation.py
index 0782f4ffd8e..538d561fc87 100644
--- a/src/ert/run_models/multiple_data_assimilation.py
+++ b/src/ert/run_models/multiple_data_assimilation.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from ert.config import ErtConfig, HookRuntime
 from ert.enkf_main import sample_prior
 from ert.ensemble_evaluator import EvaluatorServerConfig
-from ert.realization_state import RealizationStorageState
+from ert.realization_storage_state import RealizationStorageState
 from ert.run_context import RunContext
 from ert.run_models.run_arguments import ESMDARunArguments
 from ert.storage import EnsembleAccessor, StorageAccessor
diff --git a/src/ert/shared/hook_implementations/workflows/export_misfit_data.py b/src/ert/shared/hook_implementations/workflows/export_misfit_data.py
index 93a12fdf46c..61e060d20d3 100644
--- a/src/ert/shared/hook_implementations/workflows/export_misfit_data.py
+++ b/src/ert/shared/hook_implementations/workflows/export_misfit_data.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from ert import ErtScript
 from ert.exceptions import StorageError
-from ert.realization_state import RealizationStorageState
+from ert.realization_storage_state import RealizationStorageState
 
 
 class ExportMisfitDataJob(ErtScript):
diff --git a/src/ert/shared/share/ert/workflows/jobs/internal-gui/scripts/gen_data_rft_export.py b/src/ert/shared/share/ert/workflows/jobs/internal-gui/scripts/gen_data_rft_export.py
index 650d627cbfc..fbe4b1221f1 100644
--- a/src/ert/shared/share/ert/workflows/jobs/internal-gui/scripts/gen_data_rft_export.py
+++ b/src/ert/shared/share/ert/workflows/jobs/internal-gui/scripts/gen_data_rft_export.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from ert.gui.ertwidgets.listeditbox import ListEditBox
 from ert.gui.ertwidgets.models.path_model import PathModel
 from ert.gui.ertwidgets.pathchooser import PathChooser
-from ert.realization_state import RealizationStorageState
+from ert.realization_storage_state import RealizationStorageState
 
 
 def load_args(filename, column_names=None):
diff --git a/src/ert/simulator/simulation_context.py b/src/ert/simulator/simulation_context.py
index 7660248a488..5f18459e91f 100644
--- a/src/ert/simulator/simulation_context.py
+++ b/src/ert/simulator/simulation_context.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from ert.config import HookRuntime
 from ert.enkf_main import create_run_path
 from ert.job_queue import JobQueue, JobStatus
-from ert.realization_state import RealizationStorageState
+from ert.realization_storage_state import RealizationStorageState
 from ert.run_context import RunContext
 from ert.runpaths import Runpaths
 
diff --git a/src/ert/storage/local_ensemble.py b/src/ert/storage/local_ensemble.py
index 0941ec92402..6f57293516a 100644
--- a/src/ert/storage/local_ensemble.py
+++ b/src/ert/storage/local_ensemble.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 from ert.callbacks import forward_model_ok
 from ert.load_status import LoadResult, LoadStatus
-from ert.realization_state import RealizationStorageState
+from ert.realization_storage_state import RealizationStorageState
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import numpy.typing as npt
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def _load_realization(
     realisation: int,
     run_args: List[RunArg],
 ) -> Tuple[LoadResult, int]:
-    sim_fs.update_realization_state(
+    sim_fs.update_realization_storage_state(
         realisation,
         [RealizationStorageState.UNDEFINED],
         RealizationStorageState.INITIALIZED,
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ def _save_state_map(self) -> None:
             data = {"state_map": [v.value for v in self._state_map]}
             f.write(json.dumps(data))
 
-    def update_realization_state(
+    def update_realization_storage_state(
         self,
         realization: int,
         old_states: List[RealizationStorageState],
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ def save_parameters(
         path.parent.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
 
         dataset.expand_dims(realizations=[realization]).to_netcdf(path, engine="scipy")
-        self.update_realization_state(
+        self.update_realization_storage_state(
             realization,
             [
                 RealizationStorageState.UNDEFINED,
diff --git a/src/ert/storage/local_storage.py b/src/ert/storage/local_storage.py
index 44f261afd00..3982858ce87 100644
--- a/src/ert/storage/local_storage.py
+++ b/src/ert/storage/local_storage.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
 from ert.config import ErtConfig
-from ert.realization_state import RealizationStorageState
+from ert.realization_storage_state import RealizationStorageState
 from ert.shared import __version__
 from ert.storage.local_ensemble import LocalEnsembleAccessor, LocalEnsembleReader
 from ert.storage.local_experiment import LocalExperimentAccessor, LocalExperimentReader
diff --git a/src/ert/storage/migration/block_fs.py b/src/ert/storage/migration/block_fs.py
index 158e4c2aaf6..edf55f7e2b1 100644
--- a/src/ert/storage/migration/block_fs.py
+++ b/src/ert/storage/migration/block_fs.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     SurfaceConfig,
     field_transform,
 )
-from ert.realization_state import RealizationStorageState
+from ert.realization_storage_state import RealizationStorageState
 from ert.storage import EnsembleAccessor, StorageAccessor
 from ert.storage.local_storage import LocalStorageAccessor, local_storage_get_ert_config
 from ert.storage.migration._block_fs_native import DataFile, Kind
diff --git a/tests/performance_tests/test_memory_usage.py b/tests/performance_tests/test_memory_usage.py
index 00abeb7f762..28afc08215b 100644
--- a/tests/performance_tests/test_memory_usage.py
+++ b/tests/performance_tests/test_memory_usage.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from ert.analysis import UpdateConfiguration, smoother_update
 from ert.config import ErtConfig, SummaryConfig
 from ert.enkf_main import sample_prior
-from ert.realization_state import RealizationStorageState
+from ert.realization_storage_state import RealizationStorageState
 from ert.storage import open_storage
 from tests.performance_tests.performance_utils import make_poly_example
 
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/analysis/test_es_update.py b/tests/unit_tests/analysis/test_es_update.py
index 26fab265186..7663da239e9 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/analysis/test_es_update.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/analysis/test_es_update.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 from ert.cli.main import run_cli
 from ert.config import AnalysisConfig, ErtConfig, GenDataConfig, GenKwConfig
 from ert.config.analysis_module import ESSettings, IESSettings
-from ert.realization_state import RealizationStorageState
+from ert.realization_storage_state import RealizationStorageState
 from ert.storage import open_storage
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/gui/tools/test_case_tool.py b/tests/unit_tests/gui/tools/test_case_tool.py
index 07fc99d75e3..7bd5df7e80b 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/gui/tools/test_case_tool.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/gui/tools/test_case_tool.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from ert.gui.tools.manage_cases.case_init_configuration import (
     CaseInitializationConfigurationPanel,
 )
-from ert.realization_state import RealizationStorageState
+from ert.realization_storage_state import RealizationStorageState
 
 
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("copy_poly_case")
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/simulator/test_simulation_context.py b/tests/unit_tests/simulator/test_simulation_context.py
index 0b1effadfb4..846a23399a1 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/simulator/test_simulation_context.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/simulator/test_simulation_context.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from ert.enkf_main import EnKFMain
-from ert.realization_state import RealizationStorageState
+from ert.realization_storage_state import RealizationStorageState
 from ert.simulator import SimulationContext
 from tests.utils import wait_until
 
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/status/test_tracking_integration.py b/tests/unit_tests/status/test_tracking_integration.py
index b744f3f6644..9adf1fb8cf7 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/status/test_tracking_integration.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/status/test_tracking_integration.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     JOB_STATE_START,
     REALIZATION_STATE_FINISHED,
 )
-from ert.realization_state import RealizationStorageState
+from ert.realization_storage_state import RealizationStorageState
 from ert.shared.feature_toggling import FeatureToggling
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_load_forward_model.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_load_forward_model.py
index c39a1d3e9b8..0eb23f0b93d 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_load_forward_model.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_load_forward_model.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from ert.config import ErtConfig
 from ert.enkf_main import create_run_path, ensemble_context
 from ert.libres_facade import LibresFacade
-from ert.realization_state import RealizationStorageState
+from ert.realization_storage_state import RealizationStorageState
 from ert.storage import open_storage